Ralf happy with third after European GP qualifying

In the post qualifying interviews Ralf commented on his qualifying lap by saying: "The first and second sectors were alright. The last half of the chicane and through the last turn I missed a bit but that’s always… if you asked the three of us, all of us will complain about one or two corners, which is the same. After yesterday, being so close to McLaren today and just missing the pole by a bit, I think we can be fairly happy about that."

As for where he lost time Ralf added: "I certainly lost time into some corners but it always happens in a single lap qualifying - you never get it together. I think for us in general it is a great result. The last three races have been very good for us but we were expecting more difficulties here because this is a totally different circuit and it was very difficult for us here in previous years. But seeing that history it is really great and a good confirmation that the FW25 is going into the right direction, so that is very satisfying for myself and definitely for the team. As for team-mate Montoya he was fourth just 0.146 behind Ralf.

Montoya commented on his qualifying performance by saying: "I am obviously a bit disappointed as I was expecting something more from today's qualifying. The balance of my car wasn't quite as good as it was this morning and this cost me a place in the top three. However, I believe we're set to have a good race tomorrow. The car has been working very well in the last few races and I am confident we have a good strategy."